Car ownership in Transport Glossary for IELTS

10 Transport terms

This glossary can help you prepare for the IELTS writing tasks related to the Car ownership in Transport.


commute:

verb

Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.

Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.

congestion:

noun

Overcrowding; clogging: severe traffic congestion.

Example: Indeed, making public transport more comfortable and convenient should work to attract more commuters and decrease traffic congestion.

inconvenient:

adjective

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort.

Example: One way to stimulate public transport use is to make private car use more expensive and inconvenient.

motorways:

noun

A dual-carriageway road designed for fast traffic, with relatively few places for joining or leaving.

Example: The introduction of tolls along urban motorways has been successfully employed in many cities.

permit:

verb

Officially allow (someone) to do something.

Example: Other such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.

public transport:

noun

Buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available to the public, charge set fares, and run on fixed routes.

Example: There are also less punishing ways of spurring public transport use.

restriction:

noun

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

Example: Such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.

suburban:

adjective

A person or thing located just outside of a city.

Example: The construction of free car parks at suburban train stations has proven successful in quite a number of countries.

traffic jam:

noun

A line or lines of stationary or very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, an accident, or heavy congestion.

Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.

urban:

adjective

In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.

Example: The solution, it would seem, is for government to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas, thus decreasing dependence on the car.

commute:

verb

Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.

Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.

congestion:

noun

Overcrowding; clogging: severe traffic congestion.

Example: Indeed, making public transport more comfortable and convenient should work to attract more commuters and decrease traffic congestion.

inconvenient:

adjective

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort.

Example: One way to stimulate public transport use is to make private car use more expensive and inconvenient.

motorways:

noun

A dual-carriageway road designed for fast traffic, with relatively few places for joining or leaving.

Example: The introduction of tolls along urban motorways has been successfully employed in many cities.

permit:

verb

Officially allow (someone) to do something.

Example: Other such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.

public transport:

noun

Buses, trains, and other forms of transport that are available to the public, charge set fares, and run on fixed routes.

Example: There are also less punishing ways of spurring public transport use.

restriction:

noun

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

Example: Such measures are high-priced permits for parking in urban areas and the restriction of parking to a limited number of cars.

suburban:

adjective

A person or thing located just outside of a city.

Example: The construction of free car parks at suburban train stations has proven successful in quite a number of countries.

traffic jam:

noun

A line or lines of stationary or very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, an accident, or heavy congestion.

Example: Anyone who lives in a city is aware of the increasing number of cars on the road and the kinds of problems this creates, traffic jams, air pollution and longer commuting periods.

urban:

adjective

In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.

Example: The solution, it would seem, is for government to encourage the use of public transport in urban areas, thus decreasing dependence on the car.

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